This article says that the market is advocating just having writers openly say they write with AI and give them their own space. On reflection that sounds like the way forward. Harlequin romances have existed in the space for readers who want the same formula repeated and are happy. Testing is showing that people who use AI get worse at tasks rather than better so the writers who use AI are not going to learn much in the process.
From the Independent
"Stories like Shy Girl and The New York Times’ profile of AI romance author Coral Hart, who boasted of using AI to write and self-publish 200 books across 21 pen names in a recent profile by The New York Times, demonstrate that theoretical disputes did not prepare us to be confronted with the reality of AI.
It’s clear that even the suggestion of AI writing inspires immense disgust in many readers. This means that regardless of the truth (if we ever find it out) Shy Girl and Ballard will likely be tainted by this scandal. Therefore, we must ask whether it is possible for publishing and reading to survive not just AI’s increasing normalisation but also the hostile and suspicious environment its use is creating for writers."
The last sentence I think is disingenuous. If a book hooks a reader nothing on earth could stop that reader from getting their hands on it. Sam reason banning books just ends up in more people reading it as contraband. That hostile environment is from publishing which is also pretty hostile to writers and in the end readers. I'd like to see an open market where writers can self publish cheaply and get paid directly by readers. My hunch is that as long as there is an online system audiobooks can fill that bill. Publishing cannot control the same people who do podcasts from putting out audiobooks and stories.
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From the Independent
"Stories like Shy Girl and The New York Times’ profile of AI romance author Coral Hart, who boasted of using AI to write and self-publish 200 books across 21 pen names in a recent profile by The New York Times, demonstrate that theoretical disputes did not prepare us to be confronted with the reality of AI.
It’s clear that even the suggestion of AI writing inspires immense disgust in many readers. This means that regardless of the truth (if we ever find it out) Shy Girl and Ballard will likely be tainted by this scandal. Therefore, we must ask whether it is possible for publishing and reading to survive not just AI’s increasing normalisation but also the hostile and suspicious environment its use is creating for writers."
The last sentence I think is disingenuous. If a book hooks a reader nothing on earth could stop that reader from getting their hands on it. Sam reason banning books just ends up in more people reading it as contraband. That hostile environment is from publishing which is also pretty hostile to writers and in the end readers. I'd like to see an open market where writers can self publish cheaply and get paid directly by readers. My hunch is that as long as there is an online system audiobooks can fill that bill. Publishing cannot control the same people who do podcasts from putting out audiobooks and stories.
Are Authors Really Using AI to Write Books? — Alyssa Matesic | Professional Book and Novel Editing
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